In conversation with Karin Chenoweth, Kris Amundson lists the six questions people should ask themselves before making the decision to run for school board, the most important being “what’s your why?”

Kris Amundson is a former member and chair of the Fairfax Virginia school board and a former member of the Virginia General Assembly. For many years she headed the National Association of State Boards of Education. So she has thought a great deal about school boards and brings all that expertise to this podcast.

Karin Chenoweth, founder of Democracy and Education, is a long-time reporter and education writer.